Notes

I can't get into IBM's VPN, which makes it difficult to work on the
prototype, so my schedule will have to slip. I don't want to
recalculate all the dates. And it's annoying, still not being *sure*
what I'm doing or why I'm doing it...

I felt frustrated by my continued lack of a good working environment.
Unreliable wireless access means that working online is a pain. I
can't even fetch my mail because a large message is blocking the rest
of the downloads. Every time I try deleting the message, my network
connection times out.

I want to work on my thesis. I want to feel like I'm making progress.
I want to spend time with my family and friends, too, but I can't
enjoy that as much if I don't feel that I'm doing well. I'd like to be
able to focus on what I need to do, and then look forward to spending
time with them when we're all ready to enjoy spending time together.

I talked to my dad. He listened to my frustrations and set about
solving whatever he could. They're tracking an Ethernet cable to my
room. I will probably be based here more than Alabang because I need
to work, and I need to be able to choose what to do. This morning's
traffic was frustrating. The Alabang house is not a bad house, but I'd
rather be downtown.

So we'll see. I think I'll postpone all of my hanging out until next
week. I *really* need to set up for work first. If I don't have that,
it's harder for me to hang on to being happy and to resist other
tensions.

My first problem: unreliable Internet access. The Internet is slow for
everyone because the ISP still hasn't fully recovered from the
earthquake, but this is aggravated by low wireless link quality. We're
fixing that. Solved the wireless part by running a cable into my room
(hooray fake ceilings!). DSL is still down, but at least I don't have
to worry about wireless link quality, and I can stay in an
airconditioned room.

I'd love to hear about any questions, comments, suggestions or links that you might have. Your comments will not be posted on this website immediately, but will be e-mailed to me first. You can use this form to get in touch with me, or e-mail me at [email protected] .

Page: 2007.01.08

Updated: 2007-01-0817:46:5917:46:59+0800

NOTE: ANTI-SPAM MEASURE NOW IN PLACE. Please answer the following question with the right number in order to send me your comment.